Harper or Nova?

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We have a DD due at the end of the year and struggling a little on the name.

Harper, Nova and Harlow are my favourites but I know that Harlow gets a right dragging around these parts 😂

I like Harper and Nova

Nova!

Nova was the name I want for this baby but husband said no. We are both on the older side but his reason was why would you want to name you child after a star and not referring to the car. I thought the star connection was quite nice tbh.

Op not really a fan on any of them.

Harper - plays the harp or harps on about stuff
Nova - vauxhall or Nova Scotia
Harlow - sounds more male than female, could get shortened to Harri

Op I'd try again, if you can't decide then none of them are right for you.

I like Nova!

Not a fan of Harlow, sorry OP. Harper is OK but possibly not the best choice if you want something different, it's really popular where I am.

I don’t like any, sorry. They’re all faddy and will date badly.
How about Stella or Carla?

Harper is great! I also like Nova but that’s because I know a Nova and she’s lovely.

I also like Harlow but I don’t live in UK so none of those names have any association for me anymore.

Harper was top of our list for DS1 if he was a girl and he was born 3 months after the Beckham’s had their Harper.

@WhyDoesItAlways

Think Harper is the best if that lot but I wouldn't go with any of these if you have a surname that could also be a first name as people could end up accidentally swapping them around especially as some workplaces have lastname.firstname email addresses. Happens to someone I know, people forever thinking her surname is her first name.

I know what you mean - our surname is definitely a surname and not a name thankfully

I actually think Nova is a great name, really pretty. A nova is the explosion of a new star being created! If I came across a child called Nova I wouldn't even think of types of cars. Mumsnet is really not the best place to test out your name choices.

Nova - cheap car from Vauxhall
Harlow - Essex town
Harper - was nice until the Beckhams ruined it

It you want to be unique go for something truly different and really embrace it - Carol, Pauline, Alison, Nicola, Lorraine, that type of name. No-one calls their DDs those names any more.

@imnotacelebritygetmeoutofhere

I actually think Nova is a great name, really pretty. A nova is the explosion of a new star being created! If I came across a child called Nova I wouldn't even think of types of cars. Mumsnet is really not the best place to test out your name choices.

Thank you, that was my thought too, and lesson learnt from me don’t worry 🤪😂

Nova is lovely. I only know one - who is actually a boy, I don’t think his mum realised it’s usually a girl’s name. I’m surprised it’s not more popular - or I was, having just found out people associate it with the car 😄
Harper is ok.
Harlow not so great I think - there’s something too random and try hard about that.

I like Harper and Harlow, they were both on my list.

They are all modern American names which aren't my favorite style.
I think Nova despite the car is the prettiest of them.

Other options are Piper, Avery, Madison, Riley, Aria, Addison, Savanah and Stella.

Hmmm how about...
Sorrel
Etta
Lyra

I like Harper, but it's 100% Beckham now

I love Harper

Nova is lovely.

Harper

Originally a last name meaning someone who plays the harp.

Why is nova so popular all of sudden? Only ever known it as a car and now I know 3 baby novas.

Harper is my favourite

I like Nova.

The others get a big No from me.

I am a child of the fifties and I remember the Vauxhall Nova very well. Do not think about a car with the name but a Supernova.

Harper - Harpie
Nova - small hatchback from the mid 1980s
Harlow - not the finest town in Essex. Spell it like Margot for extra meaning

None of these sorry!